held up mid-division, under pressure halfway, lost place before 4 out, tailed off
held up in touch, weakened before 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out
soon held up in touch, not much room on first bend, soon behind, blundered and unseated rider 3rd
mid-division, hit 4th, weakened 3 out
mid-division, driven 4 out, headed next, soon under pressure and weakened
held up towards rear, mid-division halfway, chased leaders 4 out, led approaching last, ran on well
always mid-division
behind, headway 3 out, chased leader next, no extra approaching last
tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra
tracked leader, effort 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up in rear, some late headway, never dangerous
Nonrunner
We finish with a competitive handicap hurdle where DANISH MONARCH is just preferred ahead of Phoenix Des Mottes while Laconicos has decent each-way claims. The selection has been running well in the last month or so scoring twice and finishing second best twice in his last four runs. A winning performance by Deadline earlier in the day would enhance his claim but having only found that in-form animal too good last time under this load he should go well again. Phoenix Des Mottes finished ahead of a couple of subsequent winners off this mark last time and given his unexposed nature he can improve to run beyond his current rating. Laconicos is feasibly weighted to get into the prizes at a bigger price and Kijivu put in an encouraging performance last time and if building on that has a chance. A nice competitive end to proceedings and Danish Monarch should be king.
Beechwood 10-1 (10-11) In touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 6th of 16, 22l behind Top Ram (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 4f clm hdl (5) gd in Apr.
Chalentina 50-1 (10-2) Chased leader, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd approaching 6th, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 7, 27l behind Consulate (10-12) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd in Jul.
Danish Monarch 11-4fav (11-3) Held up in rear, not clear run on inside after 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Deadline (11-2) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jul.
King Of The Titans (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3 out, no extra 2 out, weakened before last, 9th of 18, 26l behind Scolboa King (11-4) at Roscommon 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 sft in Jul.
Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 4 out, not fluent next, headed 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Stratford Stroller (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Jul.
Happy Reunion (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Mid-division, 7th before 4 out, ridden and weakened before straight, 10th of 11, 49l behind Smack That (10-3) at Navan 2m hcp hdl hvy in Dec.
Chilbury Hill (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, blundered 7th, some headway on inside 3 out, no impression when went left and mistake 2 out, 6th of 14, 27l behind Bathwick Man (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jun.
John Charles (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in last pair, well behind 3 out, switched left and stayed on flat, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 10l behind Golden Square (11-1) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf.
Kijivu 10-1 (11-9) Led, jumped path approaching 3rd and approaching 3 out, joined 2 out, soon headed, beaten last, 2nd of 13, 8l behind Ruby Valentine (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gd in Jul.
Laconicos (IRE) 20-1 (10-6) Towards rear, pushed along approaching 7th, some headway, not on terms approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 14l behind King Ozzy (11-3) at Stratford 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Hurstpierpoint (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Led 2nd, headed after 4th, led 5th until before next, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, 45l behind Danish Monarch (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Jul.
Gilt Free (IRE) 20-1 (10-6) Towards rear, pecked 5 out, kept on without threatening under pressure from after 4 out, 5th of 10, 20l behind Keys Pride (11-2) at Cork 2m 4f 5yo mrs chs gd in May.
